John Mann

John Mann (10 January 1960-) was the Labour Party MP for Bassetlaw from 8 June 2001, succeeding Joe Ashton.

Biography
John Mann was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England in 1960, and he was a member of the Labour Party's youth wing before becoming a union officer. He was elected to the House of Commons in 2001 as the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, and he was the first Labour MP to call for Gordon Brown's resignation after the 2010 general election; he was also an early opponent of Jeremy Corbyn.